Wright throw lands birthday gift

Calabar High's Chad Wright got the perfect 19th birthday gift when he carried through his record-breaking form to take gold ahead of his close friend and teammate, Traves Smikle, in the Class-One boys' discus final...

Young Bolt wants to emulate cousin

As Romane Bolt settled into the blocks for the seventh heat in the Class-One boys' 400 metres yesterday, the gathering in the grandstand at the National Stadium looked on curiously, as they wondered if the performance would be...

BBC to focus on Champs

Some of the happenings at Champs 100 tomorrow will be heard around the world on the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) World Service.BBC Sports World Sports presenter Russell Fuller and veteran producer Jo Parsons have been in the island since...

Chelsea hopes 'bad period' is over

LONDON (AP):Preparing for Chelsea's final charge toward the English Premier League title, manager Carlo Ancelotti hopes his team's confidence has been restored by a 5-0 demolition of Portsmouth.While it was only against the bottom-place team, Chelsea's...

Brilliant Bernard

Two days, two records; Candicea Bernard cannot be tamed.The talented St Hugh's athlete produced her second record-breaking throw in as many days at the Inter-Secondary Schools...

Palmer looking to soar higher

Vere Technical High came into the second day of Champs with 16 points, three more than second-place Wolmer's Girls. The Clarendon school was given an early boost as their athlete, Chennel Palmer, won the first final of the second day...

Reno step closer with 3-0 win

Western Bureau:Former national champions Reno stayed on course to emerge champions of the Captain's Bakery and Grill Western Super League football competition on Wednesday afternoon, when they blanked Exidos 3-0 to remain three...

Williams calls for better pitches

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):West Indies assistant coach David Williams wants to see better pitches prepared throughout the region, especially with the World Twenty20 Championship looming next month.The former West...

No pressure on U15s to take treble

Jamaica's Under-15 head coach, Terrence Corke, says while the main aim and intention is to win this year's regional tournament and capture the coveted treble, he will not be pressuring the players....

JFF link up with Valencia

The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has entered into an agreement with the Valencia FC Foundation in an effort to strengthen their footballing ties with the Spain La Liga club.Details of the of agreement were announced...

Campbell running against the clock

Kemoy Campbell of Bellefield High has established himself as one of the top distance runners in the island.He created history earlier this month by becoming the first English-speaking Caribbean athlete to win in any category...

Maradona would 'welcome' Messi surpassing him

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP):Diego Maradona says he would be happy if Lionel Messi surpasses him as a player, but the Barcelona forward has downplayed comparisons with the Argentine great.Messi, who plays under Maradona for Argentina, has been in superb...

Take Mark To Market

Mild upsets by TOPLESS ANGEL (10-1), LADY SHARMEELA (7-1) and HAIL THE GENIUS (6-1) in the last three races ensured a Pick-9 carryover of $1.2 million to tomorrow's racing.Meanwhile, the Super-6 was caught by only four...

How can we make that paradigm shift?

Horse racing is not a recent infatuation of the Jamaican people.In fact, Jamaica's involvement with horse racing and breeding is a centuries-old love affair, the earliest traced record of which dates back to 1777...

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